overdue thanks given for your responses to my query on my inactive partner not being in France 183 days this year…
very good idea thanks - I’ll call them. Previously we’d asked them (when passing by!) if we could ‘book in’ a CDS appointment as she had to go to UK to deal with mum - and they did, so hopefully sympathetic… - and you might recall mentioning for her to get back within 6 months to pick up the card!
yes, that’s what I might immediately think too, that a medical reason exemption for is your own medical condition - many thanks for the legal links!
A fascinating idea - Madame (not wife though concubine / partner) already has her CDS - if she doesn’t qualify for one of the 5 years she could ‘restart the clock’ or add to her total so far by ‘rejoining’ me? - a frontalier (who is definitely not supposed to be here 183 days / year 
)
thanks again for your contributions. Maybe best to continue any further observations in the thread Can someone help explain how long I can be out of France for? (3 years residency) ?
may you all prosper and have continued residency